Lavandula 'Pretty Polly'

Common name(s): Spanish lavender

Description: evergreen shrub; a chance seedling raised by David and Elizabeth Christie of Jersey Lavender in 1991. One of only four cultivars of lavender in Section Stoechas to hold an Award of Garden Merit from the Royal Horticultural Society. Low, spreading growth with gray-green foliage. Dark violet corollas and yellowish-white bracts with green midribs

Height: to 18 in. Spread: to 2 ft.

Stem length: 2-4 in.  

Corolla: dark violet

Sterile bracts: yellowish-white with green midribs

Bloom season: spring-autumn

Best Uses: landscaping, containers, rock gardens

Position: full sun and well-draining soil

Winter Hardiness: to 5 F and below

Drought: adapted to 5 months of summer drought